Timorous Mr. Hamilton on Hugo Black Klan talk
The piece contrasts Republican pressure over Hugo Black's Klan membership with John D. M. Hamilton who, after talks with GOP bosses, avoids discussing the issue. It notes Hamilton denies partisanship, hints Roosevelt hurts, and remembers 1928. The Charleston Daily Mail is accused of partisan bias in impeaching grounds claims. The column mocks readiness to blame Northern Democrats and Republicans while avoiding southern lines.
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Hugo Black
John D. M. Hamilton
G.O.P
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Rere
Charleston Daily Mail
Boston Transcript
Justice Black
Poe
Daily Mail
Black
The
House
Landon
Mr. Mills
Mr. Hoover
Maine
Vermont
Mason and Dixon Line
Horse sales in war time and a Masonic link
Dr Clyde E Warden recalls aiding Uncle Sam's livestock in France during WWI noting Americans sold 40000 horses to Germans paid in gold and a pair of Percherons brought 1400. He mentions German and French trading tricks, a Coblenz lodge established by Rhode Island Masons, and his initiation with generals in Overseas Lodge No 1. He adds quips about Bug Dust and local rail dust.
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Clyde E. Warden
Mt. Hope Road
Samuel
France
Warden
Coblenz
Germany
Rhode Island
Napoleon
Col. Solomon
Frank Parker
John A. LeJine
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
England Sinks Back Into a Rabbit's Burrow Policy
A dated editorial argues that Britain's foreign policy under Labour seeks cautious appeasement, comparing it to a rabbit retreat from dangerous confrontations. It cites Palmerstonian strength fading, Japanese air incidents, piracy in the Mediterranean, Italy Ethiopia gains, and Rhineland tensions as signs of weakness, while warning of renewed willingness to fight.
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Viscount Palmerston
Palmerston
England
China
Great Britain
Japan
London
Mediterranean
Italy
Ethiopia
Spanish
Germany
Rhineland
Iealy
Labor Daily Herald
Daily Herald
Control of the Mediterranean and air power shift
The piece argues Britain cannot be blamed for Europe’s fate as the United States gains voice and reach, noting distance from Europe and Britain’s proximity to the Continent. It emphasizes aviation transforming global reach with planes ready to back Hitler and Mussolini.
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Mediterranean
England
United States
Europe
London
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Palmerston
Britain
Britain in decline amid fascist power shift warned
England’s coronation pageant is seen as showing empire stability while Mussolini’s refusal to send representatives marks a challenge to British dominance. The piece argues Mussolini Hitler and Stalin seek Britain’s former power, with the world facing a looming shift in global leadership.
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England
London
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Britain
Japan
Opinions on cholera and war in China from 1920s pondering
The piece notes U S public health concern over cholera entering the United States via Pacific ports from China and comments on cholera's differential impact on Chinese and Japanese people. It links disease, sanitation, and wartime dynamics, describing foreigners in China and Chinese farming practices, then notes the subject's relevance to the war in China.
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Washington, D. C
United States Public Health Service
Pacific
China
Hawaii
Orient
Nippon
Occidentals
Youre Telling Me by William Ritt
A satirical column notes Americans avoid pirate submarines while dove of peace headlines roam Europe. Shaw denies a coming European war, yet once again his Dempsey prediction is cited. Wilhelm’s fortune tops 75 million dollars, with quips about postwar belief. An inventor grills peaches and jokes about coconuts getting haircuts, as football coaches brace for next season.
Oh Say Can You See Explores Russia and Reform in Satire
Lewis Browne's Oh Say Can You See! mocks both Soviet and capitalist foibles through Ivan a young Russian scientist visiting a West Coast marine lab. The book blends serious ideas with caricature showing human foibles, exploitation, and a return to Russia in disgrace.
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Lewis Browns
Macmillan
Browne
Russia
Ivan
America
Marine Biological Laboratory
Mars
California
Carole
Mr. Browne
Personal Power Through Speech review by a critic
A critique of Lew Sarett and William Foster’s book Personal Power Through Speech, noting its academic tone and educational aim. The reviewer praises its careful testing with university professors, sensible guidance on gestures, and caution against overacting facial expressions, while suggesting some breath basics may be excessive for practical speakers.
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Lew Sarett
William Trufant Foster
Houghton Mifflin
Dale Carnegie
Carnegie
Messrs. Sarett
Foster
Clarion T. Hardy
Hollywood
The Dark Ships by Hulbert Foother
Janet is abducted by yacht owner Prescott Fanning in Baltimore. Federal agent Neill discovers Fanning shot dead in a locked cabin while Janet faints beside a gun. Neill hides Janet in a derelict liner and follows a tangled pursuit with local investigator Mark Bonniger. Eyster helps Neill escape from captors. A Baltimore lawyer Kettering then speaks with Neill.
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Prescott Fanning
Janet
Baltimore
Neill
Absalom’s
Fanning
Mark Bonniger
Little Eyster
Kettering
Ketterings
Benniger
Nadji
Walter
Constable Forsythe
Bonniger
Rea
Eyster
Hulbert Footner
The Clothes Cupboard Case Deepens on Deck
Neill and Bonniger dissect a yacht murder scene aboard Nadji. A hidden closet yields bread crumbs and pipe tobacco hinting a concealed smoker. Theories heat up as Neill suspects Janet and a conspirator, then pins a suspect on Eyster.
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Walter
Neill
Bonniger
Janet
Fanning
Parachute Jumper Injured in Fall at Tri County Fair
Gloria Allen, 17, of Batavia New York, part of a parachute trio, ripped her parachute during a jump from a balloon at Blackstone Virginia fair. Spectators said fabric snagged on her brother's foot at about 3,000 feet. She suffered a compound fracture of one leg, a fracture of the other, and additional injuries before transfer to Farmville hospital. Her sister Florence 15 and brother Eddie 19 also performed jumps daily at the fair.
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Associated Press
Blackstone
Gloria Allen
Batavia
N. Y
Farmville
Florence
Eddie
Slide trombones have been in use since the 16th century
The article notes that slide trombones entered use during the 16th century, tracing the instrument’s early adoption and development in musical ensembles. It highlights the historical timeline and the shift from earlier brass instruments to the slide trombone’s design.
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North Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh
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Raleigh Steam Laundry
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Blakely
the Lion and the Rabbit
Anthony Eden
Hni
Congressional
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Shanghai
William Ritt
Dove of Peace
George Bernard Shaw
Carpentier
Dempsey
Manhattan
George Tucker
New York
Count Rossi
Oxford
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Theo Rossi di Montelera
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Alagi
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Mounts
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Omiger
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Faniig
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